{"title":"Literature - vocal tags","description":"\u003cp\u003eScholarly literature on vocal studies in music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"metal-rules-the-globe-heavy-metal-music-around-the-world","title":"Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music around the World","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout the book (Description in Polish)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis publication is a key bibliographic element and the foundation for a detailed scholarly study in my musical essay \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: darkred;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Esej o tagu muzycznym #Growl\" href=\"https:\/\/ppiotrr.pl\/leksykon\/growl\/\"\u003e[#growl]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. I include it here as a recommended read for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the anatomy of extreme vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMetal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music around the World\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring the past three decades, heavy metal music has gone global, becoming a potent source of meaning and identity for fans around the world. In Metal Rules the Globe, ethnographers and some of the foremost authorities in the burgeoning field of metal studies analyze this dramatic expansion of heavy metal music and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThey take readers inside metal scenes in Brazil, Canada, China, Easter Island, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, and the United States, describing how the sounds of heavy metal and the meanings that metalheads attribute to them vary across cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe contributors explore the dynamics of masculinity, class, race, and ethnicity in metal scenes; the place of metal in the music industry; and the ways that disenfranchised youth use metal to negotiate modernity and social change. They reveal heavy metal fans as just as likely to criticize the consumerism, class divisiveness, and uneven development of globalization as they are to reject traditional cultural norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrucially, they never lose sight of the sense of community and sonic pleasure to be experienced in the distorted, pounding sounds of local metal scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eContributors. Idelber Avelar, Albert Bell, Dan Bendrups, Harris M. Berger, Paul D. Greene, Ross Hagen, Sharon Hochhauser, Shuhei Hosokawa, Keith Kahn-Harris, Kei Kawano, Rajko Mursič, Steve Waksman, Jeremy Wallach, Robert Walser, Deena Weinstein, Cynthia P. Wong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; color: #0f4761; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMetal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music around the World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDuring the past three decades, heavy metal music has gone global, becoming a potent source of meaning and identity for fans around the world. In Metal Rules the Globe, ethnographers and some of the foremost authorities in the burgeoning field of metal studies analyze this dramatic expansion of heavy metal music and culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThey take readers inside metal scenes in Brazil, Canada, China, Easter Island, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, and the United States, describing how the sounds of heavy metal and the meanings that metalheads attribute to them vary across cultures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe contributors explore the dynamics of masculinity, class, race, and ethnicity in metal scenes; the place of metal in the music industry; and the ways that disenfranchised youth use metal to negotiate modernity and social change. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThey reveal heavy metal fans as just as likely to criticize the consumerism, class divisiveness, and uneven development of globalization as they are to reject traditional cultural norms. Crucially, they never lose sight of the sense of community and sonic pleasure to be experienced in the distorted, pounding sounds of local metal scenes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eContributors. Idelber Avelar, Albert Bell, Dan Bendrups, Harris M. Berger, Paul D. Greene, Ross Hagen, Sharon Hochhauser, Shuhei Hosokawa, Keith Kahn-Harris, Kei Kawano, Rajko Mursič, Steve Waksman, Jeremy Wallach, Robert Walser, Deena Weinstein, Cynthia P. Wong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e \u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eExplanation\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003ePlease note, this is an affiliate product offer, which means that if you decide to purchase the product after clicking the \"Buy on Amazon\" button and completing your purchase on that platform, I will receive a small commission. This does not affect the purchase price for you. The final price and product availability for this offer may vary slightly on Amazon; the price provided here is an estimate. 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I include it here as a recommended position for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the anatomy of extreme vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eExtreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExtreme metal – a step beyond heavy metal – can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that balances on the edge of screaming, incomprehensible noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExtreme metal circulates on the edge of mainstream culture within the confines of an obscure 'scene', in which members explore dangerous themes such as death, war and the occult, sometimes embracing violence, neo-fascism and Satanism. In the first book-length study of extreme metal, Keith Kahn-Harris draws on first-hand research to explore the global extreme metal scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe shows how the scene is a space in which members creatively explore destructive themes, but also a space in which members experience the everyday pleasures of community and friendship. Including interviews with band members and fans, from countries ranging from the UK and US to Israel and Sweden, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge demonstrates the power and subtlety of an often surprising and misunderstood musical form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eExtreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eExtreme metal--one step beyond heavy metal--can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensible noise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eExtreme metal circulates on the edge of mainstream culture within the confines of an obscure 'scene', in which members explore dangerous themes such as death, war and the occult, sometimes embracing violence, neo-fascism and Satanism. In the first book-length study of extreme metal, Keith Kahn-Harris draws on first-hand research to explore the global extreme metal scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHe shows how the scene is a space in which members creatively explore destructive themes, but also a space in which members experience the everyday pleasures of community and friendship.Including interviews with band members and fans, from countries ranging from the UK and US to Israel and Sweden, Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge demonstrates the power and subtlety of an often surprising and misunderstood musical form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eObjaśnienie\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUwaga, to jest oferta produktu afiliacyjnego i oznacza to, że jeśli zdecydujesz się na zakup produktu po kliknięciu w przycisk „Kup na Amazon”, i zakupu na tej platformie - otrzymam niewielką prowizję. 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I include it here as a recommended read for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the anatomy of extreme vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDeath Metal Music: The Passion and Politics of a Subculture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDeath metal is among the most despised forms of violently themed entertainment. Many politicians, conservative groups, and average Americans attribute youth violence and the destruction of social values to such entertainment. The common assumptions about the death metal scene and its fans have rarely been challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book investigates the demographic trends, attitudes, philosophical beliefs, ethical systems, and behavioral patterns within the music scene, attempting to situate death metal in the broader social order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe death metal community proves to be a useful microcosm for much of American subculture and provides insight into the psychological and social functions of many forbidden or illicit forms of entertainment. The author's analysis, rich in interviews with rock stars, radio hosts, and average adolescent fans, provides a key to understanding deviant tendencies in modern American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDeath Metal Music: The Passion and Politics of a Subculture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDeath Metal is among the most despised forms of violently themed entertainment. Many politicians, conservative groups and typical Americans attribute youth violence and the destruction of social values to such entertainment. The usual assumptions about the Death Metal scene and its fans have rarely been challenged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis book investigates the demographic trends, attitudes, philosophical beliefs, ethical systems, and behavioral patterns within the scene, seeking to situate death metal in the larger social order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe Death Metal community proves to be a useful microcosm for much of American subculture and lends insight into the psychological and social functions of many forbidden or illicit entertainment forms. The author's analysis, rich in interviews with rock stars, radio hosts, and average adolescent fans, provides a key to comprehending deviant tendencies in modern American culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eClarification\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlease note, this is an affiliate product offer, which means that if you decide to purchase the product after clicking the \"Buy on Amazon\" button and making a purchase on that platform, I will receive a small commission. This does not affect the purchase price for you. 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I am including it here as a recommended read for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the anatomy of extreme vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSet Your Voice Free: How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eLanguage and the way people communicate have evolved over time; now you can learn how to effectively use your voice in the most impactful way possible to get your message across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eEvery time we open our mouths, we affect ourselves and how others perceive us. 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Roger Love has over 30 years of experience as one of the world's leading authorities on voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eUtilizing innovative techniques that have worked wonders with his professional clients, Love condenses the best of his teaching in \"Set Your Voice Free\" and shares exercises that will help readers bring emotion, range, and power to the way they speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eThis updated edition incorporates what he has learned in the last 15 years, as the Internet and talent competitions have completely changed the role your voice plays in your life. These are the new essentials for sounding authentic, persuasive, distinctive, and real in a world that demands nothing less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSet Your Voice Free: How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eLanguage and the way that people communicate has evolved over time, now you can learn how to effectively use your voice in the most effective way possible in order to get your message across.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eEvery time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The ability to speak clearly and confidently can make or break a presentation, an important meeting, or even a first date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eNow, with the advent of Skype, YouTube, podcasting, Vine, and any number of reality talent competitions, your vocal presence has never been more necessary for success or more central to achieving your dreams. Roger Love has over 30 years of experience as one of the world's leading authorities on voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMaking use of the innovative techniques that have worked wonders with his professional clients, Love distills the best of his teaching in Set Your Voice Free, and shares exercises that will help readers bring emotion, range, and power to the way they speak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis updated edition incorporates what he's learned in the last 15 years as the Internet and talent competitions have completely changed the role your voice plays in your life. These are the new essentials for sounding authentic, persuasive, distinctive, and real in a world that demands nothing less.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eExplanation\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003ePlease note, this is an affiliate product offer, meaning that if you decide to purchase the product after clicking the \"Buy on Amazon\" button and completing your purchase on that platform, I will receive a small commission. This does not affect the purchase price for you. 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Hosted by internationally acclaimed vocal coach Melissa Cross (whose past students include Andrew W.K., Melissa Auf der Maur and the singers from Slipknot, Killswitch Engage and Thursday), this DVD provides information and step-by-step exercises to help you sing aggressively without damaging your vocal cords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe first of its kind, this DVD features convenient menus that allow you to navigate through over 30 segments, which include tips on vocal maintenance, actual vocal cord footage, and animations illustrating specific vocal exercises. Bonuses include exclusive backstage and performance footage of today's most exciting artists, with candid offstage interviews and opportunities to see these artists actually working in the studio with Melissa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFeatured vocalists include Andrew W.K., D. Randall Blythe (Lamb of God), Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Melissa Auf der Maur, and many more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlso includes an Audio CD \u0026amp; Booklet with a clearly itemized vocal practice program for each range. This DVD is as entertaining as it is informative and an essential tool for today's vocalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDVD running time: 2 hours. 25 min. plus special features. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe Zen of Scr\u003cspan class=\"Nagwek3Znak\"\u003eeam\u003c\/span\u003eing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eVocal instruction for metal singers! Hosted by internationally acclaimed vocal coach Melissa Cross, (whose past students include Andrew W.K., Melissa Auf der Maur and the singers from Slipknot, Killswitch Engage and Thursday), this DVD provides information and step by step exercises to help you sing aggressively without damaging your vocal chords.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe first of its kind, this DVD features convenient menus that allow you to navigate through over 30 segments, which include tips on vocal maintenance, actual vocal cord footage, and animations which illustrate specific vocal exercises. Bonuses include exclusive backstage and performance footage of today's most exciting artists, with candid offstage interviews and opportunities to see these artists actually working in the studio with Melissa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFeatured vocalists include Andrew W.K., D. Randall Blythe (Lamb of God), Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Melissa Auf der Maur and many more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAlso includes an Audio CD \u0026amp; Booklet with a clearly itemized vocal practice program for each range. This DVD is as entertaining as it is informative and a must-have tool for vocalists of today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDVD running time: 2 hrs. 25 min. plus special features.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eExplanation\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlease note, this is an affiliate product offer, which means that if you decide to purchase the product after clicking the \"Buy on Amazon\" button, and making the purchase on that platform - I will receive a small commission. 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Garretson | Full Description \u0026amp; Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION:\u003c\/b\u003e How to bring old scores to life and make a choir sound exactly as Renaissance or Baroque composers envisioned? \u003ci\u003eChoral Music: History, Style and Performance Practice\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert L. Garretson is an absolute masterpiece of musicological literature and a practical guide for every conductor. This already iconic book, published by the prestigious Pearson publishing house, offers an extraordinary journey through centuries of vocal music history. By combining rigorous scientific analysis with invaluable interpretative tips, Garretson has created a textbook that has been shaping generations of choir conductors, musical directors, and polyphony enthusiasts worldwide for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILED PLOT AND WORLD:\u003c\/b\u003e Although the book is not a fictional novel, its structure resembles a fascinating, chronological expedition through the most important eras in the history of Western music. The author takes the reader on a journey from the Renaissance, through the splendor of the Baroque, the clarity of Classicism, the emotional grandeur of Romanticism, up to the complex and avant-garde structures of modern music (Modern Period). Garretson meticulously reconstructs the performance realities of each of these periods. Instead of dry theory, we receive a dynamic picture of how the role of the choir changed, what challenges singers faced, and how cultural and technical conditions influenced the final sound of the work. The book explains step by step the principles and traditions that governed ancient performances, allowing the contemporary reader to understand the hidden intentions of the composers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAIN MOTIFS AND THEMES:\u003c\/b\u003e The main motif of the work is the search for historical truth in performance practice. Garretson is not limited to a superficial description of styles but deeply analyzes the key technical and expressive elements of choral music. In each chapter, such issues as meter and stress, tempo, dynamics, tone quality, pitch, musical texture, and expressive aspects play a crucial role. The author analyzes how these fundamental components changed over the centuries and how they profoundly influence the authenticity of interpretation. The book raises important questions about the boundaries between historical fidelity and contemporary expression, showing musical culture as a living, constantly evolving organism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAUTHOR'S STYLE AND RECEPTION:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert L. Garretson's style is characterized by extraordinary clarity, academic precision, and immense passion, which is conveyed to the reader from the very first pages. As a recognized pedagogue and conductor, Garretson is able to translate complex musicological concepts into simple, understandable, and extremely practical language. The book avoids unnecessary jargon where possible, focusing on the essence of performance. The reception of this work in academic and artistic circles is invariably enthusiastic – it is widely regarded as one of the most accessible and comprehensive guides to choral literature, instilling in the reader deep respect for musical tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?:\u003c\/b\u003e The book is primarily designed as an academic textbook for upper-year students (Junior\/Graduate-level) in fields such as choral conducting and music literature. 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mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eChoral singers who wish to consciously interpret the pieces they perform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eMusic lovers and enthusiasts of early and classical music who want to deepen their knowledge of historical styles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY IS IT WORTH HAVING ON YOUR SHELF?:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; 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mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrowth of artistic authority:\u003c\/b\u003e Allows for the creation of authentic musical interpretations based on solid historical evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIdeal reference source:\u003c\/b\u003e The book has a clear layout, making it easy to refer back to multiple times when working on specific repertoire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; color: #0f4761; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eChoral Music: History, Style and Performance Practice – Robert L. Garretson | Full Description \u0026amp; Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eINTRODUCTION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e How do you breathe life into centuries-old scores and ensure a choir sounds exactly as Renaissance or Baroque masters intended? \u003ci\u003eChoral Music: History, Style and Performance Practice\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert L. Garretson is an absolute masterpiece of musicological literature and a definitive guide for choral conductors. Published by Pearson, this legendary textbook offers an enlightening and immersive tour through the rich history of vocal music. By seamlessly bridging the gap between rigorous academic scholarship and practical interpretative guidance, Garretson has created a timeless reference work that has shaped generations of conductors and music educators worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDETAILED PLOT \u0026amp; SETTING:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e While not a work of fiction, the book functions as a gripping, chronological expedition through the defining eras of Western classical music. The author guides the reader through the polyphonic marvels of the Renaissance, the dramatic opulence of the Baroque, the balanced clarity of the Classical period, the emotional intensity of Romanticism, and the challenging avant-garde soundscapes of the Modern Period. Garretson meticulously reconstructs the historical performance conditions of each era. Instead of dry theoretical analysis, readers are treated to a dynamic view of how choral ensembles evolved, the unique challenges historical singers faced, and how cultural and technical developments influenced performance aesthetics.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMAIN THEMES \u0026amp; CORE TOPICS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e The core theme of the work is the pursuit of historical authenticity in artistic expression (performance practice). Garretson goes far beyond surface-level stylistic summaries to examine the technical components of choral singing. Each historical section provides profound guidelines focusing heavily on vital topics: meter and stress, tempo, dynamics, tone quality, pitch, texture, and the expressive aspects of music. The book highlights how these foundational elements changed over the centuries and how they dictate the truthfulness of a modern performance. It raises essential questions about the balance between historical fidelity and modern artistic intuition, treating musical history as a living, breathing tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAUTHOR'S STYLE \u0026amp; RECEPTION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Robert L. Garretson’s writing style is characterized by remarkable clarity, academic precision, and an infectious passion for the choral arts. As an esteemed educator and conductor, Garretson possesses the rare ability to translate complex musicological concepts into accessible, actionable guidance. The textbook avoids unnecessary jargon, focusing instead on the practical essence of performance. Its reception within academic and professional music circles remains stellar, consistently praised as one of the most comprehensive, reliable, and reader-friendly texts on choral conducting and literature available today.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e This text is uniquely designed for junior\/graduate-level courses in Choral Conducting and Choral Literature. Beyond the classroom, it serves as an indispensable resource for:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eActive choral conductors and choirmasters looking to elevate their interpretative skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMusic educators and academic instructors specializing in vocal and ensemble music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAdvanced choir members wishing to develop a historically informed approach to their repertoire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMusicologists and classical music enthusiasts eager to deepen their stylistic knowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWHY IT'S WORTH HAVING ON YOUR SHELF?:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAll-in-One Historical Overview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Spans five distinct musical eras—from the Renaissance to the Modern Period—in a single, meticulously organized reference.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eActionable Performance Guidelines:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Delivers concrete advice on critical factors such as dynamics, articulation, tempo selection, and authentic tone quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eElevates Artistic Authority:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Empowers conductors to create historically informed and convincing interpretations that honor the composer’s true intent.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eExcellent Long-Term Reference:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Its logical structural design allows professionals to quickly reference specific eras and stylistic rules during rehearsal preparation.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT INFORMATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003cth\u003eParametr \/ Parameter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\n\u003cth\u003eSzczegóły \/ Details\u003c\/th\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eOryginalne wydawnictwo \/ Publisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003ePearson\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eRok wydania \/ Publication date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e1993 (January 29)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eGatunek \/ Genre\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eMuzykologia, Dyrygentura \/ Musicology, Choral Conducting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eLiczba stron \/ Print length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eWydanie \/ Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eJęzyk \/ Language\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eAngielski \/ English\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e0131371916\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e978-0131371910\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eWaga \/ Item Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e1 pounds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003eWymiary \/ Dimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e6.05 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eExplanation\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; 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I am including it here as a recommended read for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the anatomy of extreme vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; color: #0f4761; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHow Music Works – David Byrne | Description \u0026amp; Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION:\u003c\/b\u003e Have you ever wondered why a particular song sounds exactly the way it does, and not otherwise? 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The author analyzes how architecture – from gigantic Gothic cathedrals, through Wagnerian operas, to the cramped, grimy New York club CBGB – forced musicians to adapt their sound. The book also reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of how Talking Heads' most important albums were made and Byrne's groundbreaking collaboration with Brian Eno. Without revealing biographical details, the author guides the reader through the evolution of sound recording – from the first analog recordings, through the era of CDs and digital piracy, to modern streaming and algorithmic content curation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAIN THEMES AND STYLE:\u003c\/b\u003e The main theme of the work is the struggle of art with technology and business, and how these apparent limitations become fuel for innovation. Byrne's style is captivating: it is analytical, almost scientific (the author readily draws on anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and biology), yet at the same time remarkably light, full of passion, and brilliant humor. The book does not bore with complicated musical theory; instead, it offers fascinating first-hand stories and unique diagrams, making challenging content fully accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?:\u003c\/b\u003e This is an absolute must-read for dedicated fans of Talking Heads and alternative music, but also for active musicians, producers, sound engineers, and composers. Cultural sociologists, art history enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to understand the invisible mechanisms governing the modern entertainment industry will read it with equal delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY IT'S WORTH IT?:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eUnique practitioner's perspective:\u003c\/b\u003e You gain insight into the creative process directly from one of the most creative figures in rock music history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eInterdisciplinary approach:\u003c\/b\u003e The book brilliantly connects music with architecture, DRM technology, economics, and human evolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eNo hermetic jargon:\u003c\/b\u003e Byrne writes about complex acoustic and market processes in a way understandable to any layman.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eFascinating anecdotes:\u003c\/b\u003e You will learn behind-the-scenes stories of the birth of the New York punk and new wave scene of the 70s and 80s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; color: #0f4761; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHow Music Works – David Byrne | Description \u0026amp; Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eINTRODUCTION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e What makes a song work? Is musical genius born in a vacuum, or is it actively shaped by the physical spaces, financial models, and technological tools available to the artist? David Byrne—the visionary frontman of Talking Heads, alternative pop pioneer, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee—unravels these mysteries in his highly acclaimed bestseller, \u003cb\u003e\"How Music Works\"\u003c\/b\u003e. This brilliant work is a buoyant, life-affirming celebration of sound that seamlessly blends fascinating musicology, socio-economic analysis, and personal memoir into an essential literary masterpiece. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePLOT OVERVIEW:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow Music Works\u003c\/i\u003e is a panoptic, deeply insightful exploration of the musical art form across history. Rather than focusing on dry musical notation, Byrne investigates how external circumstances dictate creativity. He brilliantly demonstrates how acoustic environments—ranging from cavernous Gothic cathedrals to the tight, sweat-drenched stage of Manhattan's legendary CBGB club—force compositions to evolve. Without spoiling his personal artistic journey, Byrne provides an unparalleled insider look into the recording processes of Talking Heads and his historic, genre-defining collaborations with Brian Eno. The narrative charts the seismic shifts in the music industry, mapping the journey from early phonographs and vinyl to digital curation, DRM challenges, and modern streaming algorithms. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eTHEMES \u0026amp; WRITING STYLE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e The central theme of the book is that music is an evolutionary response to cultural, technological, and economic landscapes. Byrne’s writing voice is remarkably distinctive—highly incisive, intellectually rigorous, yet thoroughly enthusiastic and accessible. He demystifies the romantic myth of the \"lonely artist,\" presenting music as a deeply collaborative, contextual, and social phenomenon. The prose is enriched with compelling graphs, historical references, and witty anecdotes, making it a delightfully engaging read. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e This book is a must-have for Talking Heads devotees, aspiring musicians, sound engineers, and music producers looking to understand their craft deeper. It is equally captivating for cultural anthropologists, historians, tech-enthusiasts, and casual music lovers who want to know how their favorite playlists impact the human experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY IT'S WORTH READING:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eA Masterclass from an Icon:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Direct access to the creative philosophy of one of the most restless and influential innovators of the 20th and 21st centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMind-Expanding Context:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Discover how acoustic architecture and financial distribution models dictate the actual notes and rhythms artists choose to play.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eRich Backstage Insights:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Uncover the studio secrets and operational dynamics behind timeless post-punk and world-music-infused tracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHighly Accessible Scholarship:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Complex cultural and technological theories are translated into an engaging, jargon-free narrative.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e📊\u003c\/span\u003e INFORMACJE TECHNICZNE \/ TECHNICAL INFO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTytuł oryginalny \/ Original title\u003c\/strong\u003e    How Music Works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolski tytuł \/ Polish title\u003c\/strong\u003e    How Music Works (descriptive \/ informational title)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutor \/ Author\u003c\/strong\u003e    David Byrne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eRok wydania \/ Release year\u003c\/strong\u003e    2013 (Main Edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWydawnictwo \/ Publisher \u003c\/strong\u003e   Canongate Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eGatunek \/ Genre\u003c\/strong\u003e    Music non-fiction, essays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eJęzyk wydania \/ Language\u003c\/strong\u003e    English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiczba stron \/ Print length\u003c\/strong\u003e    376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13    978-0857862525\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10    0857862529\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eASIN    0857862529\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOprawa \/ Binding\u003c\/strong\u003e    Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolskie wydanie \/ Polish edition\u003c\/strong\u003e    Polish edition: None \/ \u003cstrong\u003eOriginal version only\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MQV Project Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62429735846218,"sku":"0857862529","price":67.99,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/8012\/7818\/files\/71fpEFac2mL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781934192"},{"product_id":"the-rest-is-noise-listening-to-the-twentieth-century","title":"The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout the book (Description in Polish)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis publication is a key bibliographic element and a foundation for the detailed academic study in my musical essay written on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ppiotrr.pl\/leksykon\/harmony-vocals\/\"\u003e#harmony-vocals\u003c\/a\u003e tag. I include it here as a recommended position for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the anatomy of extreme vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDoes 20th-century classical music have to be difficult, incomprehensible, and reserved exclusively for a narrow circle of academics? Alex Ross, the distinguished music critic of \"The New Yorker\" weekly, proves the opposite in his brilliant and multi-award-winning book \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e. This is not another dry music history textbook, crammed with technical jargon and score analysis. It is a thrilling, epic tale of a century full of extremes, in which sounds changed the course of history, and history brutally burst into concert halls. Ross takes us on a fascinating journey from fin-de-siècle Vienna, through the totalitarian regimes of Hitler and Stalin, all the way to the underground scene of New York. This book, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Guardian First Book Award, has achieved the status of an absolute masterpiece of non-fiction. It is a work that will forever change the way you listen to the world around you and show you that the line between noise and art is incredibly fluid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Panorama of the 20th Century Written in Notes: What is this book about?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Noise\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronological-thematic odyssey through one of the most turbulent periods in human history. Alex Ross begins his narrative in May 1906 in Graz, Austria, where the Austrian premiere of Richard Strauss's opera \u003ci\u003eSalome\u003c\/i\u003e takes place. In the audience are Gustav Mahler, Giacomo Puccini, Arnold Schönberg, and... a young Adolf Hitler. This symbolic moment becomes a starting point for showing how closely artistic revolution and impending geopolitical catastrophes coexisted in the 20th century. The author leads us through the birth of atonality and Schönberg's Viennese revolution, which shocked the existing musical world, to the scandalous Parisian premieres of Igor Stravinsky, where the rhythm of \u003ci\u003eThe Rite of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e led to physical riots among the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA shocking and extremely important chapter of the book is dedicated to music created in the shadow of totalitarianism. Ross meticulously analyzes the dramatic fate of Dmitri Shostakovich, balancing on the precipice of Stalinist terror, whose \u003ci\u003eFifth Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e was both a triumph of Soviet propaganda and a hidden cry of suffering of an entire nation. We also travel to Nazi Germany to examine the attitudes of Richard Strauss and Carl Orff towards the apparatus of power. The author does not shy away from difficult questions about the moral responsibility of the artist in times of crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the second half of the book, the center of gravity shifts across the ocean. Ross describes the American experiment: from the revolutionary and solitary explorations of Charles Ives, through the jazz inspirations of George Gershwin and the neoclassicism of Aaron Copland, to the post-war avant-garde led by John Cage, who proved that silence can also be music. The book concludes with a fascinating marriage of classical music and pop culture – the birth of minimalism (Philip Glass, Steve Reich), which directly influenced rock music, electronics, and the soundtracks of contemporary cinema. Ross shows how the dividing lines between \"high\" and \"low\" ultimately blurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMain themes and the sociological background of music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe most important leitmotif of Ross's work is the unbreakable bond between art and politics and society. 20th-century music was not created in a vacuum – it was a direct reaction to the traumas of both world wars, Cold War anxieties, technological development, and the birth of mass society. The author puts forward a bold thesis that avant-garde composers, by abandoning traditional harmony and beautiful melodies in favor of dissonances and \"noise\", did not do so out of malice. They simply registered the sonic landscape of a century that brought slaughter on battlefields and the industrialization of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRoss also examines the phenomenon of the alienation of the modern composer. He analyzes why at some point the philharmonic audience turned away from new music, escaping into the safe canon of Mozart and Beethoven, while creators such as Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen retreated into an \"ivory tower\", creating works intelligible only to a select few. This is a story about the struggle for minds, in which tradition clashes with radical progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Ross's style: Erudition that delights and captivates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat distinguishes \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Noise\u003c\/i\u003e is Alex Ross's brilliant, incredibly fluid writing style. Writing about music is one of the most difficult tasks for a humanist – how to translate ephemeral sound into the rigid framework of words? Ross possesses the rare gift of describing complex musical structures using vivid metaphors and synesthetic comparisons, understandable to everyone. When he writes about a chord, he does not use dry terms from music theory; instead, he describes it as \"a flash of light\", \"a dark thicket\" or \"a physical blow\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThanks to this, the book reads like the best biographical and historical novel in one. Ross has an incredible eye for anecdotes and details – he can bring historical figures to life, showing their human weaknesses, romances, phobias, and daily struggles with reality. He makes monumental icons from textbooks become close and understandable to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho is this book for?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Noise\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolutely universal work. It will delight both avid music lovers who want to organize and deepen their knowledge of contemporary music, and those who are taking their first steps in this world. If you have ever felt lost listening to contemporary music or considered it mere cacophony – this book will give you the key to understanding it. It is also an excellent read for enthusiasts of world history, cultural studies, and sociology, as music here serves as a lens through which we view the entire 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy should you have this book on your shelf?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDemystifies the avant-garde:\u003c\/b\u003e Makes the difficult music of the 20th century understandable, fascinating, and logical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eRemarkable historical erudition:\u003c\/b\u003e Connects art history with major politics, providing a full picture of the past century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eBrilliant language:\u003c\/b\u003e Written with flair and passion that instantly engages the reader.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eReady-made roadmap:\u003c\/b\u003e The book acts as an excellent listener's guide – after each chapter, you'll want to immediately listen to the described works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Non-fiction \/ Music History \/ Cultural Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Ross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eYear of publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 2009 (English edition: Harper Perennial)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSubject:\u003c\/b\u003e 20th Century Classical Music, Avant-garde, Minimalism, Cultural History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOriginal English description \/ Opis oryginalny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDoes twentieth‑century classical music have to be difficult, obscure, and reserved only for a narrow circle of academics? Alex Ross, the distinguished music critic of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, proves the opposite in his brilliant and widely acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e. This is not another dry music‑history textbook stuffed with technical jargon and score analysis. It is a sweeping, captivating epic about a century of extremes—one in which sound reshaped history, and history violently burst into concert halls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eRoss takes us on a fascinating journey from fin‑de‑siècle Vienna, through the totalitarian regimes of Hitler and Stalin, all the way to New York’s underground scene. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Guardian First Book Award, this book has earned its place as a true masterpiece of nonfiction. It will forever change the way you listen to the world around you and reveal how fluid the boundary between noise and art truly is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eA Twentieth‑Century Panorama Written in Notes: What Is This Book About?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Rest is Noise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e is a chronological‑thematic odyssey through one of the most turbulent eras in human history. Ross begins his narrative in May 1906 in Graz, Austria, at the Austrian premiere of Richard Strauss’s \u003ci\u003eSalome\u003c\/i\u003e. In the audience sit Gustav Mahler, Giacomo Puccini, Arnold Schoenberg, and… a young Adolf Hitler. This symbolic moment becomes a point of departure for showing how closely artistic revolution and looming geopolitical catastrophe stood side by side in the twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe author guides us through the birth of atonality and Schoenberg’s Viennese revolution, which shocked the musical world, and then to the scandalous Parisian premieres of Igor Stravinsky, where the rhythms of \u003ci\u003eThe Rite of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e provoked literal riots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOne of the most powerful and essential chapters is devoted to music created in the shadow of totalitarianism. Ross analyzes with surgical precision the dramatic fate of Dmitri Shostakovich, who balanced on the edge of Stalinist terror—his Fifth Symphony functioning simultaneously as a triumph of Soviet propaganda and a hidden cry of national suffering. We also enter Nazi Germany to examine the stances of Richard Strauss and Carl Orff toward the regime. Ross does not shy away from difficult questions about the moral responsibility of artists in times of crisis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIn the second half of the book, the center of gravity shifts across the Atlantic. Ross describes the American experiment: from the revolutionary, solitary explorations of Charles Ives, through the jazz‑infused inspirations of George Gershwin and the neoclassicism of Aaron Copland, to the postwar avant‑garde led by John Cage, who proved that silence itself can be music. The book concludes with the fascinating fusion of classical music and pop culture—the birth of minimalism (Philip Glass, Steve Reich), which directly influenced rock, electronic music, and modern film scores. Ross shows how the lines between “high” and “low” culture ultimately dissolved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eKey Themes and the Sociological Background of the Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe central theme of Ross’s work is the inseparable bond between art, politics, and society. Twentieth‑century music did not arise in a vacuum—it was a direct response to the traumas of two world wars, Cold War anxieties, technological progress, and the rise of mass society. Ross argues boldly that avant‑garde composers did not abandon harmony and beautiful melody out of spite. They were simply documenting the sonic landscape of a century marked by battlefield slaughter and the industrialization of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eRoss also examines the alienation of the modern composer. He explores why, at a certain point, philharmonic audiences turned away from new music, retreating into the safe canon of Mozart and Beethoven, while figures like Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen withdrew into an “ivory tower,” creating works comprehensible only to a select few. It is a story of a struggle for the soul of culture, where tradition clashes with radical progress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAlex Ross’s Style: Erudition That Delights and Immerses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWhat sets \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Noise\u003c\/i\u003e apart is Ross’s brilliant, vividly expressive prose. Writing about music is one of the hardest tasks in the humanities—how does one translate ephemeral sound into the rigid frame of words? Ross possesses the rare gift of describing complex musical structures through lively, accessible metaphors and synesthetic imagery. When he writes about a chord, he does not rely on dry theoretical terminology; instead, he evokes “a flash of light,” “a dark thicket,” or “a physical blow.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAs a result, the book reads like the best blend of biography and historical novel. Ross has an extraordinary eye for anecdotes and detail—he brings historical figures to life by showing their human weaknesses, romances, fears, and everyday struggles. Monumental icons from textbooks suddenly become close and comprehensible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWho Is This Book For?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Rest is Noise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e is truly universal. It will captivate seasoned music lovers seeking to deepen their understanding of modern music, as well as newcomers taking their first steps into this world. If you have ever felt lost listening to contemporary music or dismissed it as mere cacophony, this book will give you the key to understanding it. It is also an excellent read for enthusiasts of world history, cultural studies, and sociology, as music here becomes a lens through which we observe the entire twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWhy Should You Have This Book on Your Shelf?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIt demystifies the avant‑garde:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e It makes the difficult music of the twentieth century understandable, fascinating, and logical. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eRemarkable historical erudition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e It connects art history with major political events, offering a full picture of the century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eBrilliant language:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Written with flair and passion that instantly draws the reader in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eA ready‑made roadmap:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e The book works like an excellent listening guide—after each chapter you’ll want to play the works Ross describes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Nonfiction \/ Music History \/ Cultural Studies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Alex Ross \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePublication year:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 2009 (English edition: Harper Perennial) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Chevin Pro Medium'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eTopics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Twentieth‑century classical music, avant‑garde, minimalism, cultural history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eExplanation\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; 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Robert Stebbins traces the history of barbershop singing and compares and contrasts the worlds of jazz, classical music, and barbershop as serious leisure pursuits. Stebbins also reveals its costs and rewards, its complex organizational structures, the social marginality felt by its more dedicated participants, and the main problems facing the art today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eAlthough barbershop singing is clearly a circumscribed social world, understanding how it works expands current knowledge of the variant forms of social participation available to citizens of the modern world. 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